Religion of Fear: The Politics of Horror in Conservative Evangelicalism
- ISBN-10
- 0199867151
- ISBN-13
- 9780199867158
- Category
- Christianity and politics
- Pages
- 317
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Author
- Jason Bivins
Description
Conservative evangelicalism has transformed American politics working not just through conventional channels, but through subcultures and alternate modes of communication. This text is a significant introduction to our understanding of the new shapes of political religion, and of American evangelicalism.
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